Privacy Policy

Unless otherwise stated below, the provision of your personal data is neither legally nor contractually required, nor is it necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the data. Non-provision has no consequences. This applies only as long as no other information is provided in the subsequent processing operations.
"Personal data" means all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Server Logfiles
You can visit our websites without providing any personal information.
With each access to our website, usage data is transmitted to us or our web host/IT service provider by your internet browser and stored in log data (so-called server logfiles). This stored data includes, for example, the name of the accessed page, date and time of access, the IP address, the amount of data transmitted, and the requesting provider. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the uninterrupted operation of our website and improving our services.
Contact

Responsible Party
Feel free to contact us. The responsible party for data processing is:

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Initiative contact by the customer via email: steinwerkzeuge@aol.com
If you initiate contact with us via email, we only collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) to the extent you provide. The data processing serves to process and respond to your inquiry.
If the contact is for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (e.g., advice on purchasing interest, preparation of offers) or concerns an already concluded contract between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
If the contact is for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR for reasons relating to your particular situation.
We only use your email address to process your inquiry. Your data will then be deleted in accordance with legal retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.
Collection and processing when using the contact form
When using the contact form, we collect your personal data (name, email address, message text) only to the extent you provide. The data processing serves the purpose of contacting you.
If the contact is for the purpose of carrying out pre-contractual measures (e.g., advice on purchasing interest, preparation of offers) or concerns an already concluded contract between you and us, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. If the contact is for other reasons, this data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in processing and responding to your inquiry. In this case, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR for reasons relating to your particular situation. We only use your email address to process your inquiry. Your data will then be deleted in accordance with legal retention periods, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Customer Account Orders

Customer Account
When opening a customer account, we collect your personal data to the extent specified there. The data processing serves the purpose of improving your shopping experience and simplifying order processing. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR with your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time by notifying us, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the withdrawal. Your customer account will then be deleted.

Collection, processing and transfer of personal data when placing orders
When placing an order, we collect and process your personal data only to the extent necessary to fulfill and process your order as well as to handle your inquiries. Providing the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract. Failure to provide it means that no contract can be concluded. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract with you.
Your data may be shared, for example, with the shipping companies and dropshipping providers you have chosen, payment service providers, order processing service providers, and IT service providers. In all cases, we strictly adhere to legal requirements. The scope of data transfer is limited to a minimum.

Shipping service provider

Forwarding of the email address to shipping companies to inform about the shipping status
We share your email address with the transport company as part of the contract processing, provided you have expressly agreed to this during the ordering process. The sharing is for the purpose of informing you via email about the shipping status. The processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time by informing us or the transport company, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on a user's computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a distinctive string of characters that enables the unique identification of the browser when the website is accessed again.

Cookies are stored on your computer. Therefore, you have full control over the use of cookies. By selecting the appropriate technical settings in your internet browser, you can be notified before cookies are set and decide individually on their acceptance, as well as prevent the storage of cookies and the transmission of the contained data. Already stored cookies can be deleted at any time. However, we point out that you may not be able to fully use all features of this website.

You can find information on how to manage cookies in the most important browsers (including disabling them) at the following links:
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en (https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en)
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies)
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored)
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac)

Technically necessary cookies
Unless otherwise stated in the privacy policy below, we only use these technically necessary cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Furthermore, cookies enable our systems to recognise your browser even after a page change and provide you with services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For these, it is necessary that the browser is recognised again after a page change.

The use of cookies or similar technologies is based on § 25 para. 2 TTDSG. The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in ensuring the optimal functionality of the website as well as a user-friendly and effective design of our offering.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for reasons relating to your particular situation.

Analysis Ad tracking

Use of Google Analytics
We use the web analytics service Google Analytics provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; "Google") on our website.
The data processing serves the purpose of analysing this website and its visitors as well as for marketing and advertising purposes. To this end, Google will use the information obtained on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities and to provide other services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator. This may include collecting the following information: IP address, date and time of the page view, click path, information about the browser you are using and the device you are using, visited pages, referrer URL (the website from which you accessed our website), location data, purchase activities. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.
Google Analytics uses technologies such as cookies, web storage in the browser and counting pixels that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by these technologies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a server of Google in the USA and stored there. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. Data transmission is based on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks (https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks) and https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/ (https://business.safety.google/adsprocessorterms/). Both Google and US government authorities have access to your data. Your data may be linked by Google with other data, such as your search history, your personal accounts, your usage data from other devices and any other data Google has about you.
On this website, IP anonymisation is activated. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a server of Google in the USA and shortened there.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR due to our overriding legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for reasons relating to your particular situation.
You can prevent the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en)
To prevent data collection and storage by Google Analytics across devices, you can set an opt-out cookie. Opt-out cookies prevent future collection of your data when visiting this website. You must perform the opt-out on all systems and devices used for it to take effect comprehensively. If you delete the opt-out cookie, requests to Google will be sent again. If you click here, the opt-out cookie will be set: Disable Google Analytics (javascript:gaOptout()).
Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/en.html (https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/en.html) or at https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/ (https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/) and at https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en (https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en).

Use of Google Ads Conversion Tracking
We use the online advertising programme 'Google Ads' on our website and within this framework, conversion tracking (visitor action evaluation). Google Conversion Tracking is an analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland).
When you click on an ad served by Google, a cookie for conversion tracking is placed on your computer. These cookies have a limited validity, contain no personal data and therefore do not serve for personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognise that you clicked on the ad and were redirected to that page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Therefore, there is no possibility of cookies being tracked across the websites of Ads customers.
The information obtained through the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics. Here, we learn the total number of users who clicked on one of our ads and were redirected to a page marked with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information that allows for the personal identification of users.
Your data may be transmitted to Google LLC servers in the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://business.safety.google/adscontrollerterms/. 
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our predominant legitimate interest in targeted advertising to website visitors. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
You can disable personalised advertising in your Google ad settings. Instructions can be found at https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en.
Alternatively, you can prevent the use of cookies by third parties by visiting the opt-out page of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and implementing the further information provided there on opting out. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.
Further information and Google's privacy policy can be found at: https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

Plug-ins and Others

Use of Google Maps
We use the embedding function for Google Maps from Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland; 'Google') on our website.
The function allows for the visual representation of geographical information and interactive maps. In doing so, Google collects, processes, and uses data from visitors to the websites where Google Maps are embedded when the pages are accessed.
Your data may also be transmitted to the USA. There is no adequacy decision by the EU Commission for the USA. The data transfer is based on standard contractual clauses as appropriate safeguards for the protection of personal data, viewable at: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
The processing of your personal data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR from our predominant legitimate interest in the needs-based and targeted design of the website. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation.
Further information on the collection and use of data by Google can be found in Google's privacy notices at https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html. There, you also have the option in the privacy centre to change your settings so that you can manage and protect your data processed by Google.

Rights of the affected persons and retention period

Duration of storage
After the complete fulfilment of the contract, the data will initially be stored for the duration of the warranty period, and then considering legal, particularly tax and commercial retention periods, before being deleted after the expiration of the period, unless you have consented to further processing and use.

Rights of the affected person
If the legal requirements are met, you have the following rights under Art. 15 to 20 GDPR: the right to information, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, and data portability.
You also have the right to object under Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR against processing based on Art. 6 para. 1 f GDPR, as well as against processing for direct marketing purposes.

Right to complain to the supervisory authority
You have the right under Art. 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data is not lawful.

Right to object
If the personal data processing listed here is based on our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, you have the right to object to this processing at any time for reasons arising from your particular situation, with effect for the future.
After your objection, the processing of the affected data will cease unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or if the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.

last updated: 29.11.2025